Parsha Noach
Months of the Year
Jewish Values
Sephardic Customs
Jews in Sports
100

Who did Noach take with him on the ark?

His wife, his three sons, and their three wives

100

This month has a part I & part II in leap years

Adar

100

In English this translates to "Repairing the World"

Tikkun Olam

100

True or False:

In some Sephardic customs kitniyot are allowed on Passover.

True

100

This Jewish baseball player refused to pitch game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur

Sandy Koufax

200

What brit did God make with Noah?

To never flood out the inhabitants of the Earth again

200

What month is Tu Bishvat in?

Shvat

200

The English translation of G'milut Hasadim

Acts of loving kindness

200

What combination of languages is Ladino?

Spanish Hebrew Aramaic etc.

200

This dominant American swimmer won a record-shattering seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games

Who is Mark Spitz

300

How many of each animal was on the ark?

7 pairs of kosher animals

2 pairs on all nonkosher animals

300

This current month.  It's known for lacking any holidays other than Shabbat.

Cheshvan

300

True or False:

P'kuach Nefesh translates to- saving a life

True

300

True or False:

It's customary for Moroccan Jews to celebrate the evening and day immediately after Passover.

True.

Mimouna is a traditional celebration in which North African and Moroccan Jews invite guests to eat chametz together

300

Known as "Hammerin' Hank," this Detroit Tigers slugger famously fell just two home runs short of Babe Ruth’s single-season record while observing Jewish holidays in 1934

Who is Hank Greenberg

400

How were the Tower of Babel builders punished?

Confusion as their communication was divided into different languages

400

Hanukkah stretches into these two months

Kislev and Tevet

400

True or False:

Hachnasat Orchim translates to "visiting the sick"

False.

Hachnasat Orchim translates to hospitality

400

In what year did King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella order all practicing Jews to convert to Christianity or leave Spain?

1492

400

This American gymnast was captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 "Final Five" U.S. Women's Olympic gymnastics teams, which won their respective team competitions.

Who is Aly Raisman

500

According to Genesis 6:15 approximately how large was Noah's ark?

  • Length: 300 cubits (about 450 feet or 135 meters)
  • Width (Breadth): 50 cubits (about 75 feet or 23 meters)
  • Height: 30 cubits (about 45 feet or 14 meters)
500

Name more Hebrew months than the other team

Nisan  Iyar  Sivan  Tammuz  Av  Elul  Tishrei  Cheshvan  Kislev  Tevet  Shevat. Adar










500

What value did Ruth exhibit?  You must provide an example.

Ruth demonstrates chesed by refusing to abandon her widowed, grieving mother-in-law, Naomi.

500

What does the greeting "Bivas" mean?  When is it used?

Bless you/ "May you live!"

After someone sneezes

500

This Portland Trailblazer became the first Israeli ever named to an NBA all star team in 2026

Who is Deni Avdija
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